A less invasive method of treating prostate cancer now is being used in Spokane.The procedure, called cryoablation of the prostate, involves freezing the entire prostate and killing italong with the cancer with which its infected. Dr. a

Telco Credit Union, of Spokane, has bought 1 1/2 acres of bare land on Spokanes North Side and plans to construct a building there to house a full-service branch and its headquarters.The recently purchased land is located at 9707 N. Nevada, a

Spokane restaurateurs Mike and Cheryl Didier plan to open a secondand even largerProspectors Bar & Grill, the big West Plains restaurant that opened last spring.The couples company, Prospectors Inc., has agreed to lease a planned building

A diploma isnt the only important document that some students have in hand when they graduate from high school these days. A growing number of students, educators say, are graduating with specific, industry-defined skills certifications that

Spokanes shortage of low-income housing includes a proportionate dearth of living units for independent-living seniors.Some low-income housing proponents now have their eyes on what could be a larger problem: affordable assisted-living units

DigiDeal Corp., a Spokane Valley-based maker of digital gaming tables, plans to expand its facility and start performing its own light-manufacturing and light-assembly work.Previously, the company had contracted out that work.Mike Kuhn, and

National Church Residences, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit that develops low-income senior housing, plans to develop a new senior-housing facility in Deer Park and expand two complexes it currently operates in Spokane Valley. The total cost a

And residential real estate agents thought 2002 was a good year.Home sales activity reported in 2003 through the Spokane Multiple Listing Service broke records for a second consecutive year, as activity and average home prices both surged to to

As the sun starts to set on Saturday nights in the summertime, Jim Frank frequently can be found at the city of Liberty Lakes Pavilion Park.People, mostly neighbors of the park, start to spread blankets and set up lawn chairs on the parks a

A Los Angeles-based boat-products wholesaler, Diversified Marine Products, plans to open a Northwest distribution center at the Spokane Business & Industrial Park. Separately, two other companies, Tukwila, Wash.-based hardwood-flooring Co. and